Emperor Chongzhen could still accept the release of the curfew. It was obviously more appropriate to release the curfew in the capital than to rehabilitate Yuan Chonghuan.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was also hesitating. What he hesitated was the problem of the change in the people's minds.

Be careful of fire candles when the sky is dry. The more prosperous the capital is, fire prevention is especially important. In this era when relying on wooden structures and thatched huts as residences, the consequences of fire will be unimaginable.

Not to mention anything else, the Forbidden City Palace has caught fire several times. As recorded by the official, the Forbidden City Palace complex in the Ming Dynasty was burned down by five major fires.

The difference between the three halls of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty during the Zhu Di period of Zhu Di period and the three halls of the Forbidden City in the current Forbidden City. The three halls of the Ming Dynasty during the Ming Dynasty were Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall, and the corresponding locations were the Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall of the Forbidden City in the current Forbidden City. However, the three halls of the Ming Dynasty during the Ming Dynasty, the Fengtian Hall was first three minutes larger than the Taihe Hall of the current, and it was also higher.

According to literature records, Zhu Di summoned all the ministers in Fengtian Hall to celebrate the official move of the capital in Beijing. Zhu Di was very satisfied with the three newly built halls and was magnificent, so he summoned the Imperial Heaven Supervisor to see how the feng shui of the three halls and what would his country be like.

The doctor Hu, who was in charge of the missing carving in the Imperial Heaven Supervision, told Zhu Di after a divination calculation: "At noon on the eighth day of April this year, the three halls will be destroyed.

After hearing this, Zhu Di was furious and immediately put Dr. Hu Kuo in prison. Until three o'clock in the afternoon, Hu Kuo felt that the prediction had not happened, so he took poison and committed suicide.

The news of Hu Guan's suicide had just been reported to Zhu Di, and then came to report that the three halls were struck by lightning. Due to the large fire, the three halls were connected into one, and all the three halls were burned down by the fire.

Zhu Di and the ministers thought it was a punishment from heaven, and his throne was robbed, which was not in line with orthodox. Some people also believed that Zhu Di forced the capital to Beijing, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, and offended many people. Many people thought that this was an unknown incident and had the intention to move the capital back to Nanjing, so the three halls were not rebuilt immediately.

During the reign of Emperor Jiajing, the three halls were struck by lightning and burned down again, and many nearby buildings were burned down, which was known in history as the "Ding Si Disaster".

After the fire destroyed the palace, Emperor Jiajing immediately rebuilt the three main halls. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been the main force of respecting the sky, changed the Fengtian Hall, the Huagai Hall, and the Jinshen Hall to Huangji Hall, Zhongji Hall, and the Ji Hall. In fact, this is the continuation of the so-called "great etiquette" of Emperor Jiajing posthumously named his father as the emperor. It is just a matter of changing the name to eliminate bad luck and ensure safety.

At this time, the Huangji Hall, where the ministers attended court, was rebuilt during the Jiajing period. All the civil and military ministers of the court met in the morning here.

In March of the 24th year of Wanli, the Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace of the Houting Court were burned down. In the 25th year of Wanli, a fire broke out in Guiji Gate, Huangji Hall, Zhongji Hall, and Jianji Hall were burned down by heavenly fire.

The reason for the fire in the three halls this time is easy to explain. Because the emperor has not attended court for a long time, many valuable treasures in the palace were secretly sold by eunuchs and palace maids. So many objects were lost in one go, and once the matter was reported and investigated, they were all killed by beheading.

So, these eunuchs and palace maids set fire to the palace to cover up their crimes. Anyway, the three halls were burned, and there was no evidence of death.

The last time was Burning City when the thief Li Zicheng escaped.

If curfew is lifted, it is inevitable that some good people will do illegal things. Even if they set fire in the capital, it will be difficult to solve the case without enough surveillance staff in this era.

If the capital city becomes popular, it will involve countless people. Especially those bustling commercial streets, if a fire occurs, the whole street or even several streets will be unlucky.

Lifting the curfew is equivalent to giving those thieves the opportunity to steal. It is likely to cause grudges from heaven and others.

As the palace is still on fire, the fire prevention measures among the people should naturally be tighter. If curfew is lifted, fire prevention will become empty talk.

The Han Dynasty also carried out a curfew, and was responsible for the Jinwu. Volume 6 of "Records of the Grand Historian" "The Records of the Grand Historian" quoted "The Old Li Yi": "Who is the guards' officers divided into five nights, and who is the one who walks at night." Volume 109 of "Records of the Grand Historian" records that Li Guang returned at night and drank at Baling Pavilion. When Baling Wei was drunk, he scolded Li Guang. Although Li Guang reported to his family, Baling Wei still said: "The general is not allowed to walk at night yet, so why is it the reason?" Li Guang had to stay at the pavilion.

Also, preventing thieves. Releasing curfews is equivalent to giving thieves a breeding ground for growth. With the protection of the night, they can act boldly.

"Ancient and Modern Notes" says, "Strike at night to stop luggage and prevent burglaries." In ancient times, robbers were prevalent, blocking the road and robbing, and burglizing, and it was repeatedly banned. Matteo Ricci, an Italian missionary who entered China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his book "Matthew Ricci's Notes on China" that "there are hundreds of commuters patrolling the streets in every city, beating the gongs at the prescribed intervals. Despite this, the streets have iron bars and locks, and the houses are robbed by burglars all over the houses.

On dark and windy nights, when murder and setting fires, night is the most likely time to occur. Those serious criminal cases are mostly in night operations.

When a locust plague or war riots are circulating everywhere, the curfew system will play a big role at this time. Avoid a large number of refugees entering the city and protect the security in the city.

In fact, these are all subtleties. The real reason is that the emperor is afraid of someone treason.

If the army wants to rebel, it is easy to take advantage of the night to break into the palace. No matter how tight the defense is, lifting the curfew is equivalent to giving people with ulterior motives a chance. This is what the emperor fears most, because he is afraid that the army in the capital will suddenly change.

All dynasties have taken extremely strict measures against curfews. If you want to play all night, at worst you can go back to sleep during the day. If you think so, you will cause a big disaster. If it gets dark, you will not go back. Walking on the street is called a violation of the curfew. Those who violate the curfew will be detained at the least, and those who violate the curfew will be punished on the spot.

There was a curfew during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and it continued until the Sui and Tang dynasties. In that era, if you want to meet one or two best friends, your bad friends will find a romantic restaurant for dinner, drink some wine, chat, and then use the alcohol to yell and have a pair of wine to sing. It is impossible to have a heroic life.

Even if the prosperous Tang Dynasty was still curfew, it was not until the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song that the curfew in the capital was truly lifted. As a result, the capital became prosperous in an instant.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard his son say that he would let the court release the curfew, he was hesitant. There were peaks and lows. By the third dynasty of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the curfew order came back and became fierce.

"Why should the curfew be lifted?" Chongzhen asked.
Chapter completed!